Capture of Lucknow
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The Capture of Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ का क़ब्ज़ा, Urdu: لکھنؤ کا قبضہ) was a battle of Indian rebellion of 1857. The British recaptured the city of Lucknow which they had abandoned in the previous winter after the relief of a besieged garrison in the Residency, and destroyed the organised resistance by the rebels in the Kingdom of Awadh (or Oudh, as it was referred to in most contemporary accounts).
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Capture of Lucknow | |||||||
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Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
East India Company | Oudh rebels supported by rebel sepoys | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Colin Campbell | Begum Hazrat Mahal | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
31,000 104 guns |
100,000 (?) unknown number of guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
127 killed 595 wounded | Unknown |
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